Harry Reid just came out against fast track. Now it's Nancy Pelosi's turn.

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The petition reads:

"Leader Pelosi: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has now gone on record opposing the Camp-Baucus fast-track bill. Now it’s time for you to publicly oppose fast track and use your leadership position to help stop the TPP."

Public opposition to fast track from the top Democrat in the Senate is a serious blow to the supporters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) -- a secret corporate power grab disguised as a “trade” agreement.

Under the TPP, more American jobs would be offshored. Internet freedom would be a joke. Developing countries would lose access to lifesaving medicines. Unsafe foods and products could pour into our country. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Fast-track trade authority would allow the president to sign a trade deal before Congress has an opportunity to approve it. Then the president could send it to Congress with a guarantee that it will get an up-or-down vote within 90 days.

Fast track would mean there would be no meaningful hearings, limited debate and absolutely no amendments to the deal. And there would be tremendous pressure on Congress to rubber-stamp anything the president signs.

It's the job of Congress to fully vet trade deals and ensure they work for everyone, not just giant corporations. And it would be a deeply irresponsible abdication of responsibility for Congress to pass fast track when we know the TPP is coming down the pike, especially when we know the consequences of the TPP could be disastrous.

That is why hundreds of groups including CREDO, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Demand Progress, National Nurses United, the Sierra Club, Democracy for America, and Public Citizen have spoken out against fast track.

Recently, 152 House Democrats, including Rep. James Clyburn (the third most powerful Democrat in the house) and Rep. George Miller (a close ally of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi) signed letters opposing fast track.

Majority Leader Reid’s statement gave our campaign a powerful boost. And now Leader Pelosi’s silence on this is even more conspicuous.